PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thurgood Farquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Sarbinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikhail Sarbinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Farquardt
vs
Sarbinov

185 cm
22
268 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
274 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Prefers standup

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thurgood Farquardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Sarbinov!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farquardt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarbinov.

Sarbinov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Farquardt!
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Thurgood Farquardt has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farquardt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Farquardt trying to control here.
Farquardt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sarbinov distracts Farquardt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Farquardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Farquardt, not yet.

Farquardt has his foot on Sarbinov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sarbinov works his way back into a safe position though.
Sarbinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Sarbinov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farquardt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sarbinov has managed to get both his arms back between Farquardt's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sarbinov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarbinov wants to control from the top but Farquardt keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarbinov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sarbinov stopping the sweep attempt from Farquardt.
Sarbinov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sarbinov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarbinov preventing the sweep.

Farquardt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sarbinov passes into half guard.
Sarbinov stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Farquardt trying to hold on to Sarbinov's head to control him but Sarbinov postures up.
Sarbinov thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Farquardt to regain full guard.
Farquardt is looking to sweep but instead, Sarbinov has passed into half guard.
Sarbinov is thwarting Farquardt's attempts to control the position.
Sarbinov working over Farquardt with some ground and pound. Farquardt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Farquardt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sarbinov working Farquardt over with strikes.
Sarbinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Farquardt trying to hold on to Sarbinov's head to control him but Sarbinov postures up.
Sarbinov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farquardt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Farquardt's hands, connecting with Farquardt's forehead.
Sarbinov working over Farquardt with some ground and pound. Farquardt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farquardt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sarbinov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt is looking to improve his position.
Sarbinov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarbinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farquardt wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Farquardt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sarbinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Sarbinov with a nice head shot there.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt working a defensive guard here.
Farquardt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sarbinov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sarbinov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farquardt's guard.
Farquardt is staying active underneath Sarbinov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Farquardt has hold of Sarbinov's hands but Sarbinov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Farquardt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sarbinov.
Farquardt wants to control but Sarbinov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Farquardt is trying to get back to full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Farquardt is working hard here to advance position.
Sarbinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Farquardt keeps working.
Farquardt really is a fat lump.
Sarbinov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Farquardt trying to hold on to Sarbinov's head to control him but Sarbinov postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Farquardt throws a body punch but Sarbinov moves out of range.
Sarbinov stalks Farquardt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Farquardt's face. Farquardt staggers backwards, shaken.

Sarbinov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Farquardt did well to prevent Sarbinov getting side control.
Sarbinov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farquardt defending well though.
Sarbinov is just content to waste time from the top position. Farquardt takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov with a nice head shot there.
Sarbinov throwing strikes from guard but Farquardt blocks nicely.

Farquardt has an active guard here but Sarbinov has managed to pass into half guard.
Farquardt is breathing heavily.
Farquardt is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sarbinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sarbinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Sarbinov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farquardt is refusing to be controlled, as Sarbinov sits in half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farquardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Farquardt, not yet.
Sarbinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sarbinov chips away with some ground and pound.

Sarbinov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sarbinov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt pulls Sarbinov in close to his closed guard and prevents Sarbinov from doing any damage or advancing position.

Farquardt looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sarbinov passes into side control.
Farquardt sneaks back into half guard.
Farquardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarbinov is pushing down on Farquardt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Farquardt is fighting to maintain full guard but Sarbinov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Farquardt is looking to get back to full guard here but Sarbinov has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Sarbinov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thurgood Farquardt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sarbinov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Farquardt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Farquardt tries to improve position but can't.
Sarbinov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Farquardt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Farquardt regains half guard.
Farquardt wants to improve his position but Sarbinov is controlling well.
Sarbinov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Farquardt actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sarbinov slips a nice elbow through Farquardt's hands, connecting with Farquardt's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquardt wants to control the action here but instead Sarbinov manages to pass to full mount!
Farquardt is trying desperately to improve position.
Sarbinov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Farquardt can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sarbinov raining down shots from the mount!
Farquardt tries to reverse the position but Sarbinov maintains control.
Sarbinov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sarbinov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt tries to reverse the position but Sarbinov maintains control.
Mikhail Sarbinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Farquardt wants to control but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Farquardt taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farquardt is desperately trying to improve his position but Sarbinov has a good base and remains in mount.
Sarbinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sarbinov landing strikes from the mount and Farquardt is in trouble!
Sarbinov is landing with some decent strikes but Farquardt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sarbinov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Farquardt tries to hold on but Sarbinov pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Farquardt is trying to escape the mount.
Sarbinov controlling from the full mount.
Sarbinov unloading with bombs!
Farquardt is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Farquardt tries to get to full guard but Sarbinov has control of the leg.
Sarbinov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farquardt wants to control but Sarbinov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sarbinov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Sarbinov there.
Sarbinov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Farquardt is trying to maintain the position but Sarbinov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farquardt tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sarbinov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Farquardt is trying to escape the mount.
Sarbinov cracks Farquardt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farquardt wants to control but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Farquardt is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov lands with some strikes.
Farquardt wants to control but Sarbinov is having none of it.
Farquardt is working to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov landing strikes from the mount.
Farquardt is working to get back to half guard.
Sarbinov with good strikes from the mount here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sarbinov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sarbinov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Farquardt's face.
Sarbinov breaks from Farquardt's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Farquardt is rocked!
A big strike lands for Sarbinov! That's really hurt Farquardt and he's turned his back - Sarbinov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sarbinov Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Sarbinov!